Improvement in belt-lacing gages



H. GOULD.

Belt-Lacing Gage.

Patented May 6, L73.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Dr ICE.

HENRY GOULD, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BELT-LACING GAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,639, dated May 6, I873; applic ion filed February 21, 1873. g

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY GOULD, of Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and in the State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belt- Gage; and do hereby declare that the followin g is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this specification.

The'nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a belt-gage for cutting belts and marking them for the lace-holes, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my beltgage, and Fig. 2 is a section through the marking mechanism. 1

A A represent two fiat parallel bars, graduated on their upper sides, as shown. The ends of these bars are tenoned and fastened in mortises on arms B and O. The arm B is short, projecting only a short distance on each side of the parallel bars, while the arm 0 is long, and projects a suitable distance on one side, both of said arms being, however, thicker than the parallel bars so as to project above and below the same. The inner sides or edges of the parallel bars A A are grooved longitudinally, and in said grooves are placed flanges on the sides of a slide, D, which thus can be moved back and forth betwee said parallel bars. The slide D is provided ith a hollow post, E, and through the same asses a plunger, a, surrounded by a spiral; spring, I), to throw the same upward. The; ower end of the plunger a is made concave 0 form a circular sharp edge, and on the up er end of the plunger is a knob, Gr.

A belt, whenever cut for use r to shorten, needs to be cut square across. I is gage, laid across the belt with the short with the belt, indicates the diction of cutting. A sharp point drawn aloj g the outside of either of the parallel bars A j arks for cutting, or, if a knife is used, gu es it square across. The knob and plung are used to mark for the lace-holes, which ould be even distances apart and opposite i he two sides of the belt. 1

Having thus fully described n y invention, what I claim as new, and desir to secure by Letters Patent, is- 5 Thecombination of a graduat and grooved square and straight-edge wit a gage and marking device, all arranged s stantially as described, for guiding the cut ng of ends of belts and marking the locatio of laceholes therein. In testimony that I claim t e foregoing I have hereunto set my hand th 24th day of January, 1873. 5

Witnesses:

H. O. HAMLIN, VERNON BELL. 

